Lane College - Lanite Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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L A Page from Lane College Memory Book:-Continued Mrs. Celesta Meacham, Prof. A. J. Payne, Prof.. A. H. Rice, -Mrs. Della C. Brown, Mrs. Lula B. Hayes, Miss C. V. Rhea, Miss Mattie M. Copeland. FROM FRIENDS OTHER THAN STUDENTS, GRADUATES, ETC. Mrs. S. B. Keith ......................,.,.,.,..,.,.,.....,..,..,......,.,..,..,...,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,.,.,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,4, 5100.00 Mrs. Nola B. Reed .............. ,,,,,,,, 5 .00 Miss F. L. Jordan ,,,.,,.,,.,,,.,,,,. 1,50 Mr. J. Henry Burnett .............. 5.00 Mrs. Lena Harrison ............,.. ,,,, 5 .00 Mr. J. A. Hall ............,,,.........,,........, 5,00 Mr. Napoleon Bryant ......,,.,,,.. 1.00 Mr. J. J. Mason ..,...................... 5.00 Mr. M. S. Allman ...................... 5.00 Dr. R. T. Burt .................................... 5.00 Dr. Mattie E. Coleman .,.......... 5.00 Mrs. Leola Allen ......,,..,.......,..,.. ,....... 2 0.00 Bishop Isaac Lane ............,,,... ......,. 1 0.00 Bishop R. S. Williams .....,........ ........ 1 0.00 Mrs. C. H. Phillips .....,............ ........, 1 0.00 Miss Lena B. Morton ............ ......., 2 5.00 A Friend ,,.,.,,,,........................................,....,...,...............,,...................,...,....,.....,...............,.,...,,.,...,...............,......... 1.00 CONFERENCES VISITED BY PRESIDENT LANE, 1927 Kansas and Missouri Conference of C. M. E. Church ........................................,..,.,.. S 64.00 Tennessee Annual Conference of the C. M. E. Church ........,,.. ........ 1 50.00 Of this 315000, the following persons paid: Rev. R. B. Polk ,,.......,........,...................,........................................... .......,..... S 5.00 Rev. Thos. Lane .......................................................................... ........ 5 .00 Rev. H. P. Crenshaw ............ 5.00 Rev. Miles Earl ,...................... 1.00 Rev. R. H. Anderson ............ 5.00 Mr. Joe Woods ....,.,...... I ........,,..............,..................,............,.......................................................,.............,..,.,..., 1.00 Mr. J. W. Hamilton ...............,,,..........................................,..........................................................................,., 1.00 In addition to the 3150.00 given above, the following persons have contrib- uted the amounts opposite their names since the adjournment of the' Confer- ence: Dr. P. J. Coleman ..,,...,...,...,............,...........,.,...,,,...,....................,,................,..,,....,........................................,,.... 510,00 Rev. Mrs. R. T. Mitchell ,,......... ........... 1 0.00 Rev. W. R. Potter ,.,......,.,,,..,........, ,,,,,. 5 .00 Rev. Thos. White ........,,...... ......, 5 .00 Rev. J. H. Brittain ..................,.............................................................,.....,...........,.....,........,,...,,.,.........,.........,.. 5.00 Rev. H. G. Hollis ............,.....................................,.............,.....,.................,.........,.,,.....,.,..........,..,,,..,...,..,.,.,,..,... 5.00 Connectional Council of the Woman's Missionary Society, Dr. Mattie E. Coleman, President and Mrs. Cora Nelson, Treasurer ..,,..............,.....,,,.,...,,,,... 25.00 Progressive Community Center Church of Chicago .......,,................. ........... 2 3.00 Dr. J. A. Winters, pastor, personal ............................................................,...,. ....,...... 1 5.00 West Kentucky Annual Conference, C. M. E. Church ........,.,, ...... Bishop C. H. Phillips fMcFerrin checkj ..,..,.....,,,,.,,.,,.,.,,,,.,,..,,.....,., ,,,,,.,,,., 1 5,00 Rev. G. W. Moore, CNorris' checkb ...................................... ........... 1 2.00 Rev. Luther Stewart, Conference Treasurer ...........,........................,.,..........,,..,.. ..,.,,,,,,. 5 0.00 Conference Collections ...........................................................................................,....,,..........,.......,............... 107.00 Kentucky and Ohio Annual Conference, C. M. E. Church, et. al ................... Of this amount the following made contributions: Rev. Lg' C. Cleaves ............................................................................................. ..........,................. . .. 38.00 1 .00 ' Page ninety-three

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A Page from Lane College Memory Book NAMES OF FRIENDS WHO CONTRIBUTED THE SUM OF 350,000.00 DURING THE YEAR TO THE LANE COLLEGE IMPROVEMENT FUND General Education Board of New York ........AA..,.............,.,......,......,,,.,. 325,000.00 Mr. Julius Rosenwald of Chicago, Illinois ......,....,...,.......,......i.. i..,. 5 ,000.00 Board of Missions of the M. E. Church, South ,,,,,.,.....,,....,......., 2,228.00 White Citizens of Jackson, Tenn. fassisted by C. of CQ ,.,... 5,500.00 Churches of the Conferences of the C. M. E. Church of West Tennessee Uackson-Memphis and W. Tenn.j 5,000.00 The Alumni, Students and Former Students ...............,.............. 4,348.00 Other Friends, solicited ..,...... ................................................,.................,,.,...,... 2 ,930.00 350,000.00 ALUMNI, FORMER STUDENTS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS J. F. Lane .....................,........,..,.,......,,,,,...,....,,...,.,..,,,,,..,,,,,,,.,..,,.,...,,,..,,,..,......,,,,,.,,,,,.,,,.,.,.,..,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,. SB 500,00 Bishop N. C. Cleaves ...,...... ,,,,,,,, 5 00,00 Prof. G. F. Porter ,,,.,.,,.,,,,,,.,. 500,00 Dean F. H. Rodgers .........,.,.. 100,00 Dr. T. A. Bowers ......,..,........,,, 100,00 Dr. J. T. Breedlove .,,....,.... 100,00 Dr. J. A. Lester ............,..... 100.00 Miss Ethel Burnett ............ 50.00 Prof. J. B. Dickens ,,,,,,,.,,,. 25,00 Prof. F. T. Jeans ,,....,....,,,,,,,..,...,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 25.00 Dr. P. A. White .......,..,,.....,...........,.....,.......,.......,.,.. 25.00 Mrs. G. A. Adams and class of '27 .,..,...,...,..... 25.00 Miss E. V. Johnson ,....................,,.,,....,,,,,,...............,....,...,,,,,,. 25.00 Lane College Detroit Club and Church ..........,.. 32.50 Chicago Club, by Dr. Payne .,......,......,...................... 184.25 Dr. N. T. Walker ..,,......,,.,.,.......,.,,...,..,,.,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 15.00 Rev. N. C. Cleaves ,.....,,....,,. 10.00 Dr. A. C. McCulley .....,.., .. 10.00 Dr. Wm. Womack ......,.,.,,....,..,....,.....,,,,.,,.., 10,00 Miss D. B. Hatchett ,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 10,00 Mrs. Beulah Alexander Younge ......,...................,.,..... 10.00 Miss Mamie Saunders ............,.,.,,...................,....,.................,.... 10.00 Students of Lane College, by Miss Burnett ........,..... 62.50 Rev. C. L. Knox ...,....,...,.......................................,,........................... 10.00 Lane College Alumni Association ........................,.............................,...................,,,...,......,.,..,,.,,., 1,225.00 The following gave 55.00 each, viz: Miss Emma Person, Mrs. Ida B. Lane- Burrows, Mrs. Jennie E. Cleaves, Rev. C. M. Newell, Mrs. Nettie T. Wash- ington, Miss Annie Lee Clay, Mrs. Maggie Britt-Lane, Mrs. Mary E. Barbee, Prof. A. W. Green, Miss M. L. Merriwether, Mrs. O. K. Hale, Miss Margarette Collins, Prof. A. L. Bailey, Mrs. Rena C. Calhoun-Hay, Dr. J. T. Phillips, Miss Ruth Johnson, Miss Marjorie Hodges, Prof. S. H. Johnson, Mrs. Alberta Nance, Miss Mary Collier, Prof. W. G. Thompson, Prof. G. T. Halliburton, Prof. DeWitt Merriwether, Miss L. O. Seets, Prof. D. H. Tuggle, Prof. Wm. L. Burnett, Mr. Julian Hale, Mrs. Bessie Holder, Prof. T. R. White, Prof. A. J. Polk, Mrs. Fern Walker, Mrs. Beulah Miller, Miss Mattie Moseley, Miss Ada F. Mullens, Mrs. Alberta Williams, Mrs. Coley Hutcherson, Miss Tansy Collins, Mrs. M. L. Morrison, Miss Q. Evelyn Bills, Mrs. Ethel E. J. Mitchell, Page ninety-two

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A Page from Lane College Memory lBloolk-c-Continued Rev. G. M. Noble .w,.....,..,...............w...w.A.. . . .... .A,,, , H Rev. L. I-I. Brown ..........w.. ,4.4,--. Mrs C. S. Bailey ,.,...,.... ,,4,,,-- Rev. J. A. Massey ............. ,4,,,A., Rev. L. H. Hughes ,......... --....,- Mrs. N. L. Fields ........,.,.. ,,4,,.,. Mrs A. Butts ,..,.,.....,........ A....,,, Rev. H. C. Vaughn .......... Mrs. Sara Lewis ..........,,.,. Rev. F. A. Smith .......,..,.......... Rev. J. T. 1VIcClennon ..,..,..,..,....,.......,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,, AA----,, Rev A. B. Mason ..,..............,.,,,,,......,,.,.,..,.............,........,..,..,.,.,,,....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Since the confcrence the following have paid: Dr. W. A. Jacksonrf.. ,,.....,.,...,...... ,,....,................... .......,,,.,,,,.,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, w,,,A,,,A , , , 5 Dr. G. W. Stoner ..........,...,... ....,................... ...,. . Rev. J. A. Burton .......,..... ,,,,,,,, Dr. L. I-I. Brown ..,.,,..... ........ Dr. R. L. Bayliss .......,,.. ,,,,,,,, Dr. D. A. Walker .,,.,...,.... ,.,..... Rev. P. Wilkerson ..,...,...... ........ Rev. J. H. Taylor ,......,,.... ..,,..,. Rev. C. E. Chapman ........... ,...,..... ,........ ..,..,... ...... , , , ....,.,,,.,,,,, ..,,.,,,,,,,,,,.,4 . , , , Exeerpts from Letters of al Few Friends chicago, ni., April 12, 1928. My dear President Lane: - Thank you for your letter of April 6th. I am delighted that you have 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1.00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 1 .00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 been successful in your campaign. It is particularly gratifying that your white friends in Tennessee have contributed so generously. I appreciate more than I can tell you the generous thought expressed in your message to me. I congratulate you upon the excellent work of Lane College and upon the greater opportunities which now lie before you. Very truly yours, ' JULIUS ROSENWALD. Pine Hill, Ky., April 19, 1928. President J. F. Lane, Lane College, Jackson, Tenn. Dear Dr. Lane: Accept congratulations upon the campaign for 350,000.00 which you have just completed. For the President of a school to get out and raise 845,000.00 while the church raises 55,000.00 is a great achievement, and you are to be congratulated. It is anew feat for a college President. O. J. MILLS, M. D. New York City, April 6th, 1928. Dear President Lane : Our Board congratulates you upon the successful conclusion of campaign. We have every reason to believe that this means a greater and better Lane College. W. W. BRIERLY, Secretary. Page ninety-four your 1 L. X